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  • Lindau is a Bavarian major town and an island on the eastern side of Lake Constance, the

  • freshwater lake called Bodensee in German. It is the capital of the Landkreis or rural

  • district of Lindau, very closely situated near Austria and Switzerland. Lindau is part

  • of Bavarian Swabia. The Coat of Arms of Lindau town is a Lime tree. The historic town of

  • Lindau is located on an 0.68-square-kilometre island, which is connected with the mainland

  • by a road-traffic bridge and a railway dam leading to Lindau station.

  • History

  • The name Lindau was first mentioned by a monk from St. Gallen in a document of 882, stating

  • that Adalbert, count of Raetia, had founded a nunnery on the island. However remains of

  • an early Roman settlement dating back to the 1st century have been found in the district

  • of Aeschach. In 1180 the St. Stephan's church was founded.

  • In 1224 the Franciscans founded a monastery on the island. In 1274/75 Lindau became an

  • Imperial Free City under King Rudolph I. The terminology 'city' here means German Große

  • Kreisstadt, which is an exception due to Lindau's rather small population of c. 24454 only.

  • In 1430, about 15 of Lindau's Jews were burned at the stake after being accused of murdering

  • a Christian child. In 1528, Lindau accepted the Protestant Reformation. Lindau first followed

  • the Tetrapolitan Confession, and then the Augsburg Confession. After the Thirty Years'

  • War, in 1655 the first Lindauer Kinderfest was held in memory of the war time.

  • After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, Lindau lost its status as an Imperial Free

  • City in 1802. The city went to Karl August von Bretzenheim who gave Lindau and monastery

  • to the Kingdom of Austria in 1804. In 1805 Austria returned Lindau to Bavaria.

  • In 1853 a dam was built to connect the railway from Munich to the island. In 1856 a new harbour

  • was built, with its characteristic landmark, the lion sculpture, together with Bavaria's

  • only lighthouse. In 1922 the independent districts of Aeschach,

  • Hoyren and Reutin merged with the district. After World War II Lindau fell under French

  • administration and went firstly torttemberg-Hohenzollern and then to the State of Baden-Württemberg.

  • In 1955, Lindau returned to Bavaria. Lindau is located near the meeting point of

  • the Austrian, German and Swiss borders. It nestles on the lake in front of Austria's

  • Pfänder mountain. Lindau is popular with sightseers and holidaymakers for its medieval

  • town centre and pleasant location on Lake Constance. Since 1951, the Nobel Laureate

  • Meetings at Lindau attracts many Nobel prize winners to Lindau every year. A congress of

  • medical physics is also held yearly. Tourist attractions

  • Lindau is a main-sightseeing spot in the very South of Germany. Visitors from all over the

  • world visit mostly in Summer. Lindau is famous for its rich, old town houses and variety

  • of different buildings. The gardens of Lindau are wonderful in spring or summer blossom.

  • Attractions range from old buildings to modern outdoor activities like Biking, Sailing, Hiking,

  • Bathing, Camping, etc. A very up to date and official site is Lindau

  • Tourismus, which takes care of visitors and acts as a starting platform.

  • Habour entrance with lighthouse and Bavarian Lion sculpture

  • Church of St. Stephan, c. 1180 with remodelling in 1782

  • Church of St. Peter, became war memorial church in 1928

  • Minster 'Unserer Lieben Frau' former church of the monastery 'Maria Himmelfahrt', with

  • St. Marien Maximilianstraße

  • Historic Town Hall Casino Spielbank Lindau

  • Gardens and Parks of Lindau, e.g. Lindenhofpark Museum 'Haus zum Cavazzen'

  • Theatre Lindau Boat trips by Bodenseeschifffahrt

  • Lindau's Old Book Archive with books from the 15th to 18th Century inside the historic

  • town hall Scenic spot with stunning views: Hoyerberg

  • near Hoyerberg Schlössle Etc.

  • Economy In former times an important trading route

  • from Nuremberg to Italy passed through Lindau; the lake fishery has also played a big role

  • in the economy of the city. In the 19th century Lindau was an important location for textile

  • industries. Nowadays Lindau has a well established industrial and touristic economy, including

  • Restaurants, Hotels and B&B's. For families it is also popular to stay at a Ferienwohnung,

  • which you find everywhere in the area. Lindau has a very low unemployment rate, likely due

  • to the economy mix and good trade near the Rhine-Valley. Today, there are a lot of small

  • amongst some industrial companies. Larger corporations

  • Lindauer DORNIER GmbH Liebherr Electronics

  • Cooper-Standard Automotive Cofely Refrigeration

  • Lindauer Fruchtgarten Continental AG, BU ADAS

  • Faurecia Automotive Crane Co. ChemPharm Energyy

  • Tanner AG; Tanner is also a major office complex which hosts several other companies

  • Duwe 3D Tecnotron Electronics in Weißensberg, very

  • close to Lindau Touristic economy

  • Hotels, ranging from smaller B&B's and Vacation rentals to established, state-of-the-art Hotels,

  • e.g. at the harbour front of Lindau Restaurants & Cafés, including many different

  • kinds of cuisines, Italian, Greek, German, modern Gastro cuisine, Thai, Chinese, etc.

  • and some take aways Swimming pools and baths. Some places are

  • public and free of charge, some places have entrance fee and contain a pool and all amenities

  • Bike stations, shops for bike rental Etc.

  • Other local economy Numerous farmers around town, producing apples,

  • pears, strawberries, etc. and higher grade products e.g. Schnapps or Vine or fruit juices.

  • Local hairdressers, Gyms, bakeries, butchers, ice cream and coffee shops

  • Variety of car dealers, petrol stations, etc. Care homes, care takers, Hospital, etc.

  • Districts Districts

  • Lindau is split into several districts. A search for 'Lindau Stadt' will reveal the

  • town's bordering to the neighbour parts of Lindau.

  • Central: Island, Aeschach East: Reutin, Zech

  • West: Bad Schachen, Unterreitnau North: Oberreitnau, Hochbuch, Hoyern, Schönau

  • Transportation Railway

  • Lindau has a main station the Lindauer Hbf, with trains usually from/to Friedrichshafen,

  • Munich, Ulm and Augsburg direction or Bregenz with OBB, Austria and further like Zurich

  • by SBB. Bus - - Stadtbus Lindau

  • Lindau's bus system is called Stadtbus Lindau, which departs conveniently from all station

  • every 30 Minutes and runs until 22.30 daily, with special exceptions at events. The bus

  • system is a very helpful way of getting around town for people of all ages, provided by the

  • Lindauer Stadtwerke, which is the main local utility provider.

  • Beside that the RBA and the Zweiländer-line of Austrias "Landbus Unterland" offer their

  • services. Recently long-distance coaches have started running lines to further away German

  • cities an being an alternative to the Railway by Deutsche Bahn.

  • Road Lindau is connected to the Autobahn A96. Main

  • roads include B31 and B12. The A96 will merge into the Austrian Autobahn A14 starting right

  • after the boarding with the c. 7 km long Pfändertunnel. The tunnel has been under

  • reconstruction and expansion into a 2-pipe system for a total of 4 lanes in the last

  • years to compensate for traffic going North and South.

  • Airports Lindau does not have its own airport, however

  • is in very close location to Airport Friedrichshafen and Airport Memmingen, which usually serve

  • holiday flyers and European destinations. For international flights, it is suitable

  • to refer to either Airport Munich, Airport Stuttgart or Airport Zurich, all in reasonable

  • distance. Utility

  • Lindau's local utility provider is called Stadtwerke Lindau. The business includes electricity,

  • water, telecommunications, public baths, and other products. The provider tries to improve

  • in all branches, particular also to integrate and deploy green-energy amongst homes, but

  • also by buying renewables only. Telecommunication

  • Lindau's telecommunication network is ever growing in the global race for faster internet

  • access. The local utility provider Stadtwerke TK-Lindau started deploying high-grade glass-fibre

  • internet to major businesses, including corporations or Hotels, but also to new housing development

  • areas. Other networks include cable television e.g. by Kabel Deutschland, which is available

  • to some streets and xDSL, e.g. by Telekom or any other provider due to the liberalised

  • market. Some systems have seen upgrades of the ADSL standard in the last years to cope

  • with the high demand of novel communication media. Special projects are also set up to

  • further improve the situation, e.g. plans to deploy a major WiFi hotspot network across

  • the Island of Lindau. Property, redevelopment and other major projects

  • across town It is worth to mention that Lindau is currently

  • planning several major redevelopment projects across. The vast amount of projects can be

  • followed through local news sources or e.g. spotting construction site signs. The following

  • is a list of objects that are in focus of redevelopment. Some of the items, e.g. the

  • new train station is in planning since decades. All dates, planning, etc. should be frequently

  • looked up in news source due to high amount of changes that projects face with costs,

  • construction issues an stakeholders. New train station - Lindau is planning a new

  • train station since decades. Currently the agreement between the major stakeholders is

  • to build a new station near the shopping mall Lindaupark and refurbish the station on the

  • island. Both station will be active Train electrification project for tracks to

  • Munich - This major project is sponsored by several big organs like State of Bavaria,

  • Switzerland and Deutsche Bahn Lindau Inselhalle - Lindau's main hall, particular

  • for conferences is due to massive rebuild very soon

  • Multi-storey car park - with the changes of Lindau Inselhalle comes a new car park, on

  • the island Property developments near the train station

  • on the island are planned, especially once land is accessible after rail tracks have

  • been removed New Fire station was completed in September

  • 2014 near Auenstraße - Major headquarter for all former stations across town, including

  • the Technisches Hilfswerk unit of Lindau all united in one complex

  • Property developments connected to area which belongs to Deutsche Bahn near Reutin, once

  • the new train station is completed Property developments in district Aeschach

  • - Some major buildings, including luxury apartments and central located spaces for e.g. offices

  • Railway underpass near entrance of the island - Lindau is planning two railway underpasses

  • for cars to ease the situation with the many tourists visiting by car and blockage by frequent

  • crossing closures Several company extensions or relocations

  • are planned - As of September 2014 Continental AG is extending into a third office complex

  • Lindau Utility is deploying optical broadband across the city - Many pedestrian pathways

  • are opened and fitted with fibre to home Lindau Strandbad, the major public bath is

  • in discussion of being refurbished, updated, etc. but there is many open questions regarding

  • investments REWE Supermarket in Bodolz major redevelopment

  • - New interior, new shops; the building also includes a pharmacy, gym, etc. it will be

  • closed Dec 2014 until April 2015 Et cetera

  • Local news sources Lindau has a well established newspaper called

  • Lindauer Zeitung, which is part of the Schwäbische Zeitung. It is released daily. Another newspaper

  • is thergerzeitung Lindau. It is released biweekly and contains e.g. announcements of

  • the town by the Mayor, but also very interesting small stories around local businesses, developments,

  • events, reviews and many more. The paper is free, but ad-sponsored and can usually be

  • found in shops or companies premises. Both newspapers are print and online available.

  • Schools and Kindergartens Lindau has two main high schools: Bodensee-Gymnasium

  • and Valentin-Heider-Gymnasium. With one middle school for girls and one middle school for

  • boys Among several primary schools across the town. Lindau recently completed construction

  • of a new Kindergarten home, which also included a Kita. There is high demand for childcare

  • and places and the town has obligations by the State of Bavaria to prepare for every

  • child. Hospitals, registration offices, etc.

  • Asklepios Krankenhaus Lindaurgerbüro Lindau, the local office for

  • all legal things, e.g. passports, registration, etc.

  • KFZ-Zulassungsstelle, registration office for cars

  • Finanzamt, location in Lindau Shopping

  • Lindau's main shopping is mostly remote, off the Island, when it comes to supermarkets

  • like Aldi, Lidl, REWE, etc. However, the Island holds many different shops with nice products,